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Threading through the entirety of Chinese philosophy, qi is one of the most extensively used and important concepts in Chinese philosophy. As a word, qi appeared very early on and was already seen in the oracle bone scripts and its original meaning denoted the vapours of clouds.
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Wang, Y., Bao, Q., Guan, G. (2020). Vital Energy (qi, 气). In: History of Chinese Philosophy Through Its Key Terms. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-2572-8_14
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